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Dates: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 – Wednesday, January 21, 2026 from 8:45 am – 4:00 pm ET (2 Days)
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Location: Sugarloaf (ME) (Plan to meet your group on snow at the starting time listed above, by the fire pit on the beach. If we are notified of any change, we will email and/or text updated information to you. – Outdoor Registration)
Event Code: 326SB0120B
Registration Information:
– First Chair Rate: $220.00 (available through Tuesday, December 23)
– Last Chair Rate: $245.00
– CEUs: 12
– Spots Remaining: 20 (as of 40 minutes ago)
Event Prerequisite(s): Current PSIA-AASI Membership
Registration Closes: Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 11:59 pm ET
Online Registration: Click here to register.
IMPORTANT WAITLIST NOTE: For events that reach capacity, we encourage you to ADD YOURSELF TO THE WAITLIST by completing the online registration process and clicking WAITLIST. If there is enough interest on waitlist and we have staff available, we could open another group. When and if a spot opens up, waitlisted registrations will be automatically added to the event and your card will be charged at that time. You will get a confirmation email when your card is charged and your registration confirmed. Please understand we will do our best to get you into the event if possible, but please don’t make any firm plans unless you get a confirmation that you’re officially registered for the event. If you want to be removed from the waitlist at any point, you can do so in “My Events” in your member portal, or please call the Eastern office (518) 452-6095 during regular hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm EST. Thanks so much!
Offline Registration: Please call the Eastern office (518) 452-6095 during regular hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm EST
Course Description:
Course Name: Teaching Improvement
Discipline: Snowboard
Time: 2 Days
Credits: 12 Continuing Education Credits
Environment: Blue Terrain
Prerequisites: Minimum Level I Certified
Course Description:
This course is designed for experienced snowboarding instructors who are developing teaching skills. The course begins with a review of teaching and learning concepts and applies the concepts in various learning situations. Practice developing and presenting action plans. Use movement analysis to adapt basic teaching programs to individuals in your group. Achieve personal riding improvement by applying concepts from teaching segments to your riding level. Discuss and experiment with different movement and performance options.
Learning Experiences:
Specific activities will vary depending on the group and environmental conditions; however, they will typically include:
• Recognizing the importance of your student’s motivations and goals in directing your lesson plan, and learn how to merge those needs with movement coaching to create a customized lesson plan.
• Determining applications of the Teaching Cycle
• Understanding, explaining and applying the Motor Learning Cycle to create progressions that increase lesson effectiveness
• Know the teaching styles and how to use them to address individual learning styles.
Additional Event Details:
CANCEL/TRANSFER/NO SHOW POLICY FOR EASTERN EVENTS:
IF YOU NEED TO TRANSFER or CANCEL: please call (518) 452-6095.
Up to 3 weeks prior to the event start: Full refund of the cost of your event registration.
Less than 3 weeks prior to the event start: 50% refund of the cost of your event registration.
Less than one week prior to the start date and time of your event, event registrations are non-refundable.
Note: Certain premier regional and national events follow a cancellation policy different from the standard cancellation policy outlined above. Please refer to those events directly for the applicable event cancellation policies.
IF YOU NEED TO CANCEL or TRANSFER from an EVENT that is 4 or more days:
> Up to 21 days prior to the event: $20.00 fee < During the three weeks prior to the event: 50% of event fee paid
Please note that no refunds will be issued for events once attended. We encourage members to review event details carefully before registering to ensure a satisfactory experience. Extenuating circumstances (medical or bereavement) will be considered for a refund if notification is given at the earliest opportunity, and the request is received within one week after the start of the event.
Our goal is to ensure all events run as scheduled, however, there are times, with very little notice, that we may have to cancel or move an event due to factors beyond our control. We encourage you to consider this possibility when making travel plans.